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Prime Minister Erdogan meets with Azeri President Aliyev in Baku
One on one talks in Baku between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbayjian's President Ilham Aliyev were followed by meetings between the official delegations of the two leaders' countries. PM Erdogan and President Aliyev held a joint press conference in the Presidential Palace after the talks were over. During the press conference, a question arose about Russia's plans to move a military base currently in Georgia to Armenia. Resonding, PM Erdogan said "The is the choice of the Russian Federation. Our only job is to watch. I don't think it has anything to do with us."
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Four hot hours
A meeting of the EU Commission to discuss Turkey's EU accession plans took more than four hours, and was marked by long arguments between members. The focus of the 25 member EU Commission's meeting turned more to whether or not Turkey should become a member of the EU, rather than the planned discussion and approval of the Accession Talks Framework Document. President of the EU Commission, Jose Manuel Barrosso, put the final mark on the meeting with his declaration that "The EU must abide by its promised undertakings to Turkey. This is necessary if we are to maintain a self-esteem of our own." |
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Turkish passengers stuck in limbo
A Pegasus Hava flight bound for Konya in Turkey on Wednesday was delayed leaving passengers in limbo at a small area of Oslo's Gardermoen International Airport. About 100 passengers were due to board the flight at 9.30 p.m., however, they were still waiting at 3 a.m. on Thursday morning. The rather sticky situation arose when passengers were not allowed to leave the departure gates as the small area is defined as being outside of Norway. Passengers were not allowed to move about freely due to the area being outside the Shengen agreement which permits free travel within Europe. |
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Belgian-Iranian lunch cancelled due to beer crisis
A lunch which was supposed to take place with Herman De Croo, president of the Belgian House of Representatives, and a delegation from Iran, was cancelled due to the Iranian side's request that alcohol not be served with the food. Said De Croo, "Even for the tolerant Herman De Croo, this request is too much. If there's no beer, there's no lunch." Liberal Belgian MP De Croo told the Belgian newspaper De Standaard that the lunch had originally been planned in order to allow for the Iranian delegation and some Belgian parliamentarians to get together on the Iranian visit to Belgium. |
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UNCC: Rejects Turkey's compensation claims against Iraq
The United Nations Compensation Committee (UNCC) wound up a three day meeting on Thursday, approving a final $252 million of the $50 billion claims against Iraq by its neighbors for environmental and health damage from the 1990 -1991 invasion and occupation of Kuwait. The UNCC has brought the claims to a close after dealing with these claims for the last 12 years. Turkey was among one of the countries seeking compensation for water, soil, air pollution and damage to forests and cultural monuments from oil dumped or set on fire by Iraqi troops. However, claims by Turkey were not approved. |
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Baykal: I call on citizens to take the fate of this country into their own hands
Leader of the main opposition Republican People's (CHP) Party, Deniz Baykal, yesterday in special meeting of CHP members, called on Turkish citizens to come to the rescue of the country, this in response to announced plans by the ruling Justice and Development (AKP) administration to limit speaking time by MPs in the Turkish Parliament. Saying that the AKP plans were of great danger to the country, Baykal warned "I call on you dear citizens. Please take the fate of this country into your own hands." |
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White House evacuation alert
Police ordered an evacuation of the US Capital as reports of that an unauthorized aircraft had entered restricted airspace came in on Thursday. US President was moved to a secure area of the White House, while members of congress were sent running from their offices and House of Representatives chambers. A capital police source said, "It was evacuate. there were reports of a suspicious aircraft coming our way." However, the evacuation was cancelled minutes after the alert was raised. |
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Alleged suicide bomber shot dead in Ankara
News of an attempted suicide bomber rocked the Turkish capital, Ankara on Friday morning. Turkish police shot dead a suspected suicide bomber near to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office in Ankara on Friday morning. Turkish television aired live footage of police shooting at the man in a street while he was running away after a failed attempt to detonate the explosives. The man is thought to be around 35-years-old. A Reuters correspondent saw the man lying in a pool of blood. Witnesses said the man was unable to detonate his device. |
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